Al Jarreau
Jarreau
Warner Bros. 23801
made in West Germany for US market
color scheme: silver paint background with red reticle and black lettering
genre: jazz / vocals / R&B
LP originally released in 1983


MADE IN | | WEST GERMANY
Matrix numbers: 7599 23801-2 2893 191 01 (a), 7599 23801-2 2893 191 02 (b)


MADE IN WEST | | GERMANY BY POLYGRAM
Matrix number: 7599 23801-2 2893 191 02 (c)
Known suffixes: EJ X
Some later copies will have MADE IN W. GERMANY BY PDO etched around the center hole (d).


Front cover of the eight-page booklet.
Page seven states "Manufactured by PolyGram in
Hanover, West Germany
Printed in West Germany"
Booklets accompanying USA tray Inserts state "Printed in U.S.A." on page seven.


Rear tray insert "Printed in West Germany" with barcode (m).
"23801-2" is printed on the reverse.
Disc variations (a), (b) and (c) may be found with this tray card.


Rear tray insert "Printed in U.S.A." with barcode (n).
Nothing is printed on the reverse. Disc variations (c) and (d) may be found with this tray card.

Notes: This disc is fairly common in the USA.
It is harder to find elsewhere, as this title was issued on the WEA label internationally.
See separate listing.

Jewel case info: smooth frosted-top with nothing embossed on the back.
"22" is embossed on one tab and on the back portion, inside bottom center.
Eight-prong disc tray embossed "Patents pending 15"

(copy #2) smooth frosted-top two-dimple case with "T2" embossed on the back.
"T1" is embossed on one tab. Eight-prong disc tray embossed "Patents pending 16"

(copy #3, POLYGRAM, WG inserts) smooth frosted-top two-dimple case with nothing embossed on the back.
"33" is embossed on one tab and "32" is embossed on the back portion, inside bottom center.
Eight-prong disc tray embossed "Patents pending 5.4"

(copy #3, USA inserts) heavy ridged-top four-tab case with two short stopper bars and "8" embossed on one tab.
Eight-prong disc tray embossed "Patents pending 13"

OTHER INTERESTING EARLY CD PRESSINGS OF THIS TITLE:


"Made in Japan. Mfg. by Sanyo" at 9 o'clock.
Matrix info: MANUFACTURED BY SANYO JAPAN 23801-2 509141, which would date it 1985, probably.
After the target design was discontinued in the U. S., WEA continued to outsource disc manufacturing
to pressing plants worldwide, until they opened their own plant in September 1986.
The rear tray insert is the same as insert (n), above.
My copy is housed in a smooth frosted-top two-dimple case with nothing embossed on the back.
"34" is embossed on one tab and "31" is embossed on the back portion, inside bottom center.
Eight-prong disc tray embossed "Patents pending 5.4"

09/02/20